Salupongan: To Stand in Solidarity with the Lumad
20 March 2016
From the Manobo word “Salu” meaning cooperation and “pongan” meaning unity, together meaning unity, gathering or solidarity. Salupongan the song and video itself was a historic gathering of almost a hundred artists, vocalists and musicians uniting to stand in solidarity with the Lumad, the indigenous people of Mindanao.
The music video, directed by Carlitos Siguion Reyna, features over a hundred Filipino musicians and actors, including Isay Alvarez, Robert Sena, Bayang Barrios, Mae Paner, Cristopher de Leon, Edgar Mortiz, John Arcilla, and music groups like Baihana, Patatag, UP Cherubim and Seraphim, Coro de Sta. Cecilia, along with a dozen lumad musicians.
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